Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-22
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ul0 HISu OtuSE tuluIgS HeC1SS0ry. Inc nc.
cummOdatious 1T this town were none
"f the best. Most of the pc ,ple we're
living in tents. Railroad c%ommunica-
ton had but Just reached here, but the
indications for better quarters were fl.
voratle, as the nolse Of the hammer was
heard Oh every hand. On we 60 to Bur.
lington, miles west of Mint. Our
intention VIA to go up to the river Des
LAYS and hunt The canyons which lead
oft from it for deer. A general m-r-
chandise store and hotel all in one. u 81.
lion. blacksmith shop and one dwelling
house constitutes Burlington, but the
business aone by Mr.. Culton in his store
hote. would do credit to ONT nf our lar.
ger towns. As we arrived here we we're
i troduced to u Mr.. Berg snd y Mr.. Nell
sun. These gentlemen were from VIII.
consin and were also in search Of deer
and antelope. They had been norli,-
east Of Burlington aud seen fourteen
deer that day. Having gained knowl-
edge Of the country they thought that
Ivy careful maneuvers we might &c,
some g,nM shots. The result Was tia,
We concluded to 20 that evening and
camp by the side Of u certain hay stack
50 ~ t" I've OIL the ground III the nor
ing. Well VIZ started, mind y..u. after
dark, Messrs. Berg and Nelsun acting H.
guides. You doubtless have heard abou,
t'e blind leading the blind. Well, our.
Was y parallel case. Nome Vi US were
acquainted with the country AMI We
we're going IN the night to tind u hay
stack Oh y great Vas. prairie with ~,
trail for the greater part Of the distance
tut u single wagon track acr.es the
burmt stubhle. Those who live III the
prairie country can readily see just what
n predicament we were in. Those who
have lived in q tim"er country where
they have roads AMI land marks may
Mt. We didn't care much ~ We had
our tent with US. Did We lind that stack ?
NJ. but We found ~ stack, auI We were
nUt particular about the article used.
After driving this way and that, scat
tered Uut un the prairie, houL.ng and
yelling IL keep from ,'eing separated,
We finally found u stack aud did moi.
lu'x further. but ca.npei right here.
Imagine cur surprise in tile morning I"
tiEd ourselves sleeping by the side VI the
very stack We were loDking tor. This
morning we cooked our coffee in Il very
novel name We had forgotten to
bring any wo,M, so we Twisted hay, Sc,
fire u il and luiled our cuftee, and l be.
lieve it WA better than coffee I have
drank boiled v u coal fire. Now for
the deer. AlUut three miles from this
stack there was u large slough ar,,un!
which the deer won't u cu,Kregnle.
We found it and commenced the sharp
mancuvering ] spoke Of. have made
W. my mind since that t. Il deer GU, on
II vide prairie unr man-uverinE must
nave l"'ked like'a viii. open policy.
We SAW the deer and the d.er saw us.
The 'eer rn" away and we walked away.
: think by poisoning the water where
they come to drink you might catch Il
deer on the open prairie, hut in no tn
er way. We went back % Burlington
With n little more Of the knowledge l
Wa l.s'k,ng for, hut no deer. This night
We sleut in the hotel. Lard Cout,s
AMI the farmer, like the lion and the
lamb, lay down together, while the tick
1T uncher tUIx \ feather bed on ~
couch in The same room Here in the.
still hours Of the night, in the glare at
\ lamp light, We t.x,k u snlemn . 9TH 10
kill n deer or never &" home. l will
tell you how we did 1t in your next.